End-gate for wagons.



No. 763,718. PATENTED JUNE 28, 1904. G. E. BYINGTON. END GATE FOR.WAGONS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1904.

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Patented June 28, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFicE.

CHILTON E. BYINGTON, OF HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS.-

END-GATE FOR wAeoNs.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,718, dated June 28,1904.

I Application filed January 20, 1904. Serial No. 189,858. (No model.)

To all whom itnuty concern:

Be it known that I, CHILTON E. BYINGTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Harrisburg, in the county of'Saline and State of Illinois,have invented new and useful Improvements in End-Gates for Wagons, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to end-gates for wagons, and has for its objectto provide a novel end-gate which will be simple and inexpensive inconstruction and eflicient in operation, which may belocked in itsclosed position with certainty and when unlocked may be readily loweredand securely held in a horizontal position to form shoveling-boards forconvenient means for loading and unloading a wagon.

It also has certain other objects in view, which will hereinafter becomeapparent.

To these ends my invention consists in the features and in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims following thedescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe rear end of a wagon-body equipped with my improved end-gate, theend-gate being shown closed. Fig. 2 is a rear end view of the same, andFig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the end-gate lowered,

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates in a general way thebody of a wagon of any ordinary construction, 2 the sidesthereof, and 3the bottom; To the rear end of the bottom is hinged an end-gate 4 bymeans of hinges 5, which are mortisedin the bottom and inner side of theend-gate, so that when the end-gate is lowered to a horizontal positionsaid hinges will not project above the surface of the bottom andend-gate, and thereby Will not offer obstructions during the operationof shoveling material from the wagon.

To the rear side of the end-gate and near its the under side of the rearend of the bottom 3 of the wagon is secured a transverse sill 7, which,as shown, projects in rear of the rear end of the bottom, so that whenthe end-gate 4 is lowered to a horizontal position the forward edge ofthe end-gate will rest on said sill, thus taking the strain from off thehinges. Attached to the upper ends of the batten 6 are bearings 8, whichmay conveniently consist of "metallic half boxes corrugated or groovedintermediate their ends, as at 9, to form half-bearings, the otherhalves of the bearings being formed of grooves 10, formed in thebattens. J ournaled in said bearings is the central or intermediateportion 11 of a bail 12, said bail extending entirely across the rearside of the end-gate, the ends 13 of said bail being bent at rightangles to the central portion 11 and flattened at their extremities, asat 14.

The numeral 15 indicates two links, one upon each side of thewagon-body, said links being flattened at their opposite ends, as at 16and 17 the flattened ends 16 of said links being pivoted to theflattened extremities of the bail and the flattened ends 17 of saidlinks being pivoted by pivot-pins 18 to the outer sides of the two sidesof the wagon.

Formed inr the rear edges of the sides 2 of the wagon are recesses ornotches 19, which when the end-gate is folded up between the sides 2receive the bail 12. 'Pivoted to the upper ends of the rear edges ofthesides 2 abovethe notches or recesses 19 are swinging latches 20,composed of metallic plates, each slotted on one side of its lower endportion, as at-21, and fixed in the rear edges of the sides 2 belowsaidnotches or recesses are headed pins or studs 22, the arrangementbeing such that when the end-gate is folded up to its closed positionthe latches may be swung down, causing the slotted ends of the latchesto engage the headed pins or lugs 22, and thus lock the bail in thenotchesor recesses 19, thereby securely locking the gate in its closedposition.

To lower the end-gate, it is only necessary to swing the latches 20 toone side, when the endgate may be lowered with ease, the links 15 andthe ends 13 of the bail unfolding and straightening out as the gate islowered, and 100 by the time the gate has been lowered to a horizontalposition said links 15 and the ends or arms 13 of the bail will bestraightened out in alinement with one another, thus affording a firmsupport for the rear end of the endgate. As before stated, when theend-gate is in this position its forward edge will rest on the sill 7and relieve the hinges of all strain. IVhen in this position, theend-gate serves as a shoveling-board to facilitate the contents of thewagon being shoveled out, and it also-affords a convenient aid inloading and unloading the wagon. As the gate is swung up to its closedposition the links 15 and the ends or arms 13 of the bail fold up, as isclearly shown in the drawings, and to protect said links and arms whenin their folded position I provide brackets 23, each consisting of ametallic plate bent into what may be termed a double-L shapethat is tosay, the ends of said plate are bent reversely at right angles to thebody portion thereof, as indicated at 24 and 25, the end portions 24 ofthe brackets being rigidly secured to the sides 2, and the other angularportions, 25, of said brackets stand out from the sides of the wagon andproject rearwardly, as shown, so that when the end-gate is raised to aclosed position and the links and arms are folded up the pivotedadjacentends of said links and arms rest between the said brackets andthe sides of the wagon, whereby the links and arms are protected againstinjurythat is to say, they are guarded against being broken by strikingor rubbing against anything while the wagon is in transit.

Fixed to the rearends of the sides 2 of the wagon are wear-platesconsisting of vertical metallic plates 26, which are securely fastenedby any means to the sides of the wagon, and the lower ends of saidplates project below the bottom of the wagon and are attached in anysuitable manner to the ends of the sill 7 and serve to aid in supportingsaid sill and securing it to the bottom 3 of the wagon. Said wear-platesserve to receive the wear of the arms 13 of the bail 12 as the end-gateis raised and lowered and prevent said arms from rubbing or chafing thesides of the wagon. The said wear-plates at points opposite the recessesor notches 19 are notched or recessed, as at 27, to permit said bail toenter said notches or recesses 19 in the sides of the wagon.

It will be noted that in closing the end-gate folds up between the sides2 of the wagon, and as the bail is drawn into the notches or recesses 19the arms 13 thereof firmly clasp the sides and hold them tightly upagainst the opposite ends of the end-gate, thereby making a tight jointbetween the ends of the end-gate and the sides of the wagon andeffectually preventing the sifting through or leakage of any finematerial with which the wagon may be loaded. The bail also, when thegate is closed, serves as a brace to resist the outward pressure whichmight be exerted by the contents of the wagon and prevent said sidesfrom sagging or bulging outward.

It will be obvious that various changes and alterations may be made inthe details of construction and in the arrangement of parts withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention, and I therefore wish it to beunderstood that I do not confine myself to such excepting as isspecifically pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In an end-gate forwagons, the combination with a wagon-body, of an end-gate hinged to therear end of the wagon-bottom and arranged, when closed, to rest betweenthe sides of the wagon-body, of a bail journaled in bearings on the rearside of the endgate, and links disposed on opposite sides of thewagon-body, said links being pivoted to the ends of the arms of the bailand to the wagon sides, the arms of the bail, when the end-gate isclosed, being constructed to embrace the sides of the wagon-body andhold the same tightly tothe ends of the end-gate, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

2. In an end-gate for wagons, the combination with the wagon-body andthe end-gate hinged to the rear end of the wagon-bottom, of a U-shapedhail the central portion of which is disposed transversely across therear of the end-gate and journaled in bearings thereon, and linksdisposed on opposite sides of the wagon-body, said links being pivotedat their opposite ends to the ends of the arms of the bail and the sidesof the wagon, respectively, I

the arms of the bail when the end-gate is closed embracing the sides ofthe wagon-body and holding the same tightly to the ends of the end-gate,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In an end-gate, for wagons, the combination with the wagon-body, ofthe end-gate hinged to the rear end of the wagon-bottom, of a U-shapedbail the central portion of which is disposed transversely across therear end of the end-gate and journaled in bearings thereon, linksdisposed on opposite sides of the wagon-body and pivoted at theiropposite ends to the ends of the arms of the bail and to the sides ofthe wagon, respectively, and brack ets attached to the sides of thewagon and arranged to cover and protect the pivoted ends of the arms ofthe bail and the links when the end-gate is closed, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

4. In an end-gate for wagons, the combination with the wagon-body andthe end-gate hinged to the rear end of the wagon-bottom, of a U-shapedbail the central portion of which is disposed transversely across therear end of the end-gate and journaled in bearingsthereon, linksdisposed on opposite sides of the wagon-body and pivoted at theiropposite ends to the ends of the arms of the bail and to the sides ofthe wagon, respectively, the rear edges of the sides of the wagon beingrecessed to receive the bail when the end-gate is closed, and means forclosing the open ends of said recesses to lock the bail therein,substantially as described.

5. In an end-gate for wagons, the combination with the wagon-body andthe end-gate hinged to the rear end of the wagon-bottom, of a U-shapedbail the central portion of which is disposed transversely across therear end-of the end-gate and journaled in bearings thereon, linksdisposed on opposite sides of the wagon-body and pivoted at theiropposite ends to the ends of the arms of the bail and to the sides ofthe wagon, respectively, the rear edges of the sides of the wagon beingrecessed to resist the bail when the end-gate is closed, notched latchespivoted at their upper ends to the rear edges of the sides of the wagonabove said recesses, and headed pins below the recesses arranged to beengaged by the notched end of the latches, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

6. In an end-gate for wagons, the. combination with the wagon-body andthe end-gate hinged to the rear end of the wagon-bottom, of a U-shapedbail the central portion of which is disposed transversely across therear of the end-gate and journaled in bearings thereon, links disposedon opposite sides of the wagonbody, said links being pivoted at theiropposite ends to the ends of the arms of the bail and the sides of thewagon, respectively, and vertical wear-plates attached to the outerportions of the rear ends of the sides of the wagon, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

7. In an end-gate for wagons, the combination with the wagon-body andthe end-gate hinged to the rear end of the bottom of the wagon, of aU-shaped bail the central portion of which is disposed transverselyacross the rear of the end-gate and journaled in bearings thereon, linksdisposed on opposite sides of the wagon-body, said links being pivotedat their opposite ends to the ends of the arms of nesses.

CHILTON E. BYINGTON.

Witnesses:

ADoLPH I. BAIR, WILL M. MCGUIRE.

